Christ’s Kingdom and the Law

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 21 to June 28

Leading Question: “In God’s new kingdom, how will the law of God be different than that law of God that we now know?” Introduction to the Issue: In this sinful world, attitudes toward God’s law...

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Christ’s Church and the Law

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 14 to June 21

Leading Question: “Given the differing reactions to law within the human family, how can a single church unite them all in Christ?” Introduction to the Issue. If we are serious about uniting all God’s children...

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Apostles and the Law

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 7 to June 14

Leading Question: “How can we avoid the tendency to focus only on the passages of Scripture that meet our needs?” Introduction to the Issue: It is worth noting that when a person swings away from...

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Christ, the Law, and the Covenants

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 31 to June 7

Leading Question: “On what basis have some Christians concluded that the Old Testament represents the “old” covenant and the New Testament the “new” covenant? Introduction to the Issue: Some Christians who resolve the old covenant/new...

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Christ, the Law, and the Gospel

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 24 to May 31

Leading Question: “In the Old Testament, law is Gospel – good news – why is that hard for some people to believe? Introduction to the Issue: The contrast between the view of law in the...

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The Law of God and the Law of Christ

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 17 to May 24

Leading Question: “If Jesus is God in the flesh, God incarnate, why should we have a lesson that distinguishes between the law of God and the law of Christ?” Introduction to the Issue: Christianity required...

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Christ the End of the Law

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 10 to May 17

Leading Question: “What does Paul mean when he says in Romans 10:4 that Christ is the end of the law? Introduction to the Issue: It is possible that the question raised by the title/topic of...

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Christ’s Death and the Law

• Lesson 6 for the week of May 3 to May 10

Leading Question: “Does the death of Christ nullify the law?” Introduction to the Issue: When one links Christ’s death with the law, the clear implication is that the law is an instrument of condemnation, not...

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Christ and the Sabbath

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 26 to May 3

Leading Question: “What did Jesus do to transform the human understanding of the Sabbath?” Introduction to the Issue. In our modern world the idea of sacred time has nearly vanished. “Remember the Sabbath to keep...

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Christ and the Law in the Sermon on the Mount

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 19 to April 26

Leading question: Does the Sermon on the Mount make keeping the law harder or easier? Introduction to the Issue: Jesus’ treatment of the law in Matthew 5 (Sermon on the Mount) raises acute questions, not...

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Christ and Religious Tradition

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 12 to April 19

Leading Question: “How do we know which traditions to keep and which ones we can safely ignore?” Introduction to the issue. When addressing the questions of what laws and traditions we should retain and which...

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Christ and the Law of Moses

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 5 to April 12

Leading Question: “Where does Moses talk about Jesus?” Introduction to the Issue: In John 5:46 Jesus states that Moses “wrote about me.” But how could that be? Perhaps only in the sense that the principles...

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Laws in Christ’s Day

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 29 to April 5

Leading Question: “Should believers respond to civil law in the same way that they respond to religious law? Introduction to the Issue: This week’s lesson gives us the opportunity to look at “law” in a...

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The Sabbath and the Second Coming

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 15 to April 22

Background Considerations: Sixty plus years ago both my mother and my mother-in-law switched from keeping the first day of the week as sacred to keeping the seventh day. Like many religious Americans they were already...

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